Alva

  • Unisex
  • 4 letters
Arabic Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name.
English Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names.
German Friend.
Hebrew Brightness, exalted, exalted one. The form Alvah is used in the Old Testament.
Latin White.
Feminine form of Alvin
Variant of Alvin
Famous bearer prolific American inventor Thomas Alva Edison developed the electric light bulb.

Alva is a unisex name of Arabic, English, German, Hebrew and Latin origin. Meaning in Arabic: Sublime. Alvah was a biblical place and tribal name. Meaning in English: Wise friend. From the Old English Aetheiwine, and also Aefwine, both meaning noble friend. Various forms of Alvin in use after the Norman Conquest became surnames, and also first names. Meaning in German: Friend. Meaning in Hebrew: Brightness, exalted, exalted one. The form Alvah is used in the Old Testament. Meaning in Latin: White. Alva is a feminine form of Alvin and variant of Alvin. Famous bearer: prolific American inventor Thomas Alva Edison developed the electric light bulb. The name has 4 letters.

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Arabic Hebrew German Teutonic

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English German Spanish Latin Swedish

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